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Steps to Upload a Plume Model or Text File:
1. Click the Draw Plume tool and click to select the location on the map to place the focal point of the
plume model/shape. The Upload Plume Model page will display.
2. Select from the following options.
To Upload a New File:
At Upload New File, click Browse. The Choose File box will display.
Navigate to the desired *.pas or *.txt file, select it, and then click Open.
At File Measurement Units, click the dropdown arrow and select Specified in .pas File, Yards,
Feet, Meters or Miles. ALOHA files include the unit of measurement; therefore, you would
select Specified in .pas File. If you are uploading a *.txt file, you must select the applicable unit
of measurement.
Click Upload. The file will display in the Use Previous File grid as selected ( ). In addition,
the plume model/shape will display in the Preview File box.
If the plume model/shape displays as expected, click Draw Plume to add it to the call-out area.
To Use a Previous File:
At the Use Previous File table, check the box ( ) corresponding to the desired plume
model/shape in the listing in order to select it. If displayed at the bottom of the form, click ,
,
, etc. (representing pages) to display all available information. When a plume
model/shape is selected, it will display in the Preview File box. (Note: Multiple plume
models/shapes cannot be selected and drawn to the call-out area.)
If the plume model/shape displays as expected, click Draw Plume to add it to the call-out area.
Tips for Uploading Files:
ƒ Plume model/shapes cannot be moved or resized in the call-out area.
ƒ Multiple plume models/shapes cannot be uploaded to a call-out area.
ƒ Draw Box, Polygon and Circle tools can be used to select additional call-out areas but only
after the Draw Plume tool is utilized. (If you select a call-out area before the Draw Plume
tool, the selected areas will be cleared when the plume model/shape is drawn to the call-out
area.)
Figure 8: To upload a
plume file, click the Draw
Plume tool and click to
select a focal point. Upload
a new file or select a
previously used file. Click
Draw Plume.
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